Article 43NCF Hundreds of apparently 'flash-frozen' turtles wash ashore in New England

Hundreds of apparently 'flash-frozen' turtles wash ashore in New England

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Associated Press in Welfleet, Massachusetts
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  • Conservationists record unusually high number of strandings
  • Many of turtles are critically endangered Kemp's ridley species

An unusual number of sea turtles have washed ashore in New England in the recent cold snap, many dead and appearing to have been "flash-frozen".

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